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Country around Pearson is a rural area of about 416 people in Langlade County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Wausau, WI and 169 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $702 a month.
416people
$223kTypical home
$702/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
67"Snow
217Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 416 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 43 mi to Wausau, WI
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,404/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RHI airport
- 178 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Langlade County: R+35 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.